Training Team Update for April 20, 2016

This week we solidified a set of plans that we’d like to create for a tier 2 theme workshop and are voting on that over the course of this week. Folks are just starting work on some of the new pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party lesson plans we assigned last week. More details on these conversations and more are available in this week’s meeting notes.

The Tier 2 general plugin lesson plans are:

  • Adding Additional Fields – assigned
  • Adding Custom Sidebars
  • Adding Forms to a Site – assigned
  • Building a Sitemap for a Site
  • Connecting Your Sites – assigned
  • Editing Plugins – assigned
  • Improve Site Performance with Caching
  • Keeping WordPress Sites Secure – assigned
  • Managing Spam on a Site – assigned
  • Migrate, Copy or Clone a Site – assigned
  • Onsite SEO
  • Plugins: Where to Find Answers – assigned
  • Site Backup – assigned

All lesson plans in the first workshop are in their final stage! Progress on this priority group of plans is:

  • Categories vs Tags – in testing
  • Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
  • Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  • Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – new content is being added
  • Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
  • Managing Media – in testing
  • Managing Menus – in testing
  • Managing Post Formats – in testing
  • Managing Widgets – in testing
  • Managing Updates – in testing
  • What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

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